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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l, 1939

Budget Anticipation: -

Mr- Dunning, it is reported, expects to bring down his budget as soon as Parliament has rati- fied the Canada-US. trade agreement. With the Throne Speech debate still in progress and I lengthy discussion expected on the trade treaty, [ircsent indications point to the first or second week in March for budget day.

Huge government expenditures. rather than taxation reduction, is likely now to be the method the administration will take in seeking favour with the electors. No change, at any rate, says an Ottawa correspondent, is contemplated in the prevailing 8 per cent sales tax, which ap- plics to zill the necessities of life and which, when it stood zit 6 per cent uiidcr the Bennett ailniiiiistratioii, was denounced as “exorbitant" by Iflllfilfll opposition members. Those who are looking for tax relief of any kind, it is predict- ed. are likely to be iliszippointed.

The reason is plain. Notwithstailding the huge sales and income tax increasw as coiiipar- ed with Conservative years, revenues in the last few months have fallcn off to such a degree that unless there is a spectacular and improbable pickup in the next two months they may be sub- stantiiilly lower than the $437,000,000 estimat- ed in the budget. The Government will have to take care of a C.N.R. deficit which may be from twelve to thirteen millions above the original estimate, while losses resulting from its wheat boiiusing policy will be in the neighbour- hood of $60,000,000. Predictions from “fairly reliable sources" indicate a deficit much greater than the budget estimate of $23,000,000.

Nor do present indications give very much hope that the Government will do much in the coining year to remedy the deficit situation. Abolition of the import excise under the Wash- ington trczit_v' will mean a drop in revenue of some $18,000,000.

On the expenditure side of the picture, signs point to the purse strings being loosened in pre- paration for the election. For some time now, it is reported. “cabinet ranks have been split on the issue of ballot buying vs. budget balancing," with disquieting rumors that the latter group has been forced to give ground.

Buying Radio Time

Apropos the discussion on free speech (at a price) on the radio, an exchange points out that the Canadian regulation is similar to that of the two big broadcasting companies in the United States. Reasons as set forth in official letters!

NATIONAL - Sustaining time ls furnished at. NBC expense for discussion of controversial questions by recognized leaders. The company attempts at all times as nearly as poslble to give equal representation to opposing sides. Any cthei- metlhod of procedure would give lthoae

_ with the most. financial resources a. monopoly of radio ss s medium of influencing public opinion.

COLUMBIA-Jr time were sold for discussion 0f controversial issues or for the taropagatlon of the views cf individuals or groups, we would necessarily allow a. powerful public forum to gravitate almost wholly into the hands of those with the means to buy it. We would in faimws have to sell to all with the ability and inclina- tion to buy at. a given moment, thus surrender- ing all possibility of maintaining well-balanced broadcasting schedule and such discussions should be kept in balance by editorial judg- Ilcnt.

R. C. A. F. Commissions

The Defense Department is opening its ranks It last to a wider acceptance of the many young men in Canada who wish to be commissioned in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and it invites applications for training preparatory to being

permanently commissioned. ' Applicants are limited-for the time being

anyliow—lo graduates of Universities who will be between the ages of I8 and 25 years on June l, next. They must be sons of British subjects,

and have obvious necessary qualifications be-

fore being selected for provisional commissions ls pilot officers.

After the selected candidates have been post- ed on a probationary basis to a flying training school for a year they will. if found satisfactory, be promoted to the rank of flying officer and be expected to serve five years as permanently commissioned. '

Applications should be addressed to the of- ficer commanding the military district in which the applicant resides.

Sufficiency of equipment that should have been provided for this training by the R.C.A.F. is still uncertain. Because of this defective staff work the number of candidates to be. selected But graduates of

universities wishing to be considered will be Well advised to insist on their applications being ~ received. and to note closely the subsequent ac-

CilllllOl, therefore. be slated.

Eon taken.

Another Vain Hunt

"Some months ago newspapers carried ‘the story of a treasure hunt, organized after the finding of sortie ancient coins. There never was, probably, a treasure hunt without its “doub- fpons", and the" word inevitably crops up in this y, The romantic‘ in all of us causes a ifllgqlt. the prospect of di ging up chests of

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icons, and those iviihi e necessilfy money oftqnteiripted toriiievtc the

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more fascinating, a number of “kauri gum spears and several old German bayonets" were taken along, to probe the sands where thvtreasure was supposed to be buried. The expedition, says the

Hamilton Spectator,

nothing. According to the account received in Auckland, all they brought away from the island “was a huge turtle shell." A useless enough souvenir for. their pains. No further details are given, but it would seem to be another instance of disappointed hopes, one more elusive “treasure island" added to the list. Doubloons must sure- ly have the property of dissolution, if first stories of their discovery are not to he attribut- ed to the imagination. o.‘ did visiting pirates merely have holes in their pockets?

I‘ Editorial Notes I “ St. Brigit, Irish saint, died this date, 523- she tended the bliiid; she fed the poor." 1k Ill

Now the City Conservatives are all set for the Provincial election when it comes. in w v m

_Hitler hit only the U.S.A. in his latest whirl- wind onslaught, apart from his renewed per- sonal attack on Anthony Iidcii, Winston Churc- hill. Dpff Cooper, all ex-nienibers of the Chain-

berlain Government, U

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One of the chief reasons why Mr. \V.' S. Morrison has been removed by Mr. Chamber- lain from the Agricultural Portfolio in the Bri- tish Government was the uiipopularity of his Milk Bill. The farmers rose almost to a innii against bureaucratic interference with their in- dustry and its products.

a- a a t From practical experience in the Santa Pals campaigns over many years the Guardian consid- ers the clergy, and the Social Service nurses the most reliable authority on the condition of the poor and unemployed in the city. Were they to have a private conference, submit their re- port on each case as lhev actually know them, it would be the best guide the authorities could have in the distribution of much needed relief. But_it must be a joint report to prevent over- lapping.

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To those who have sung or listened to “In_the Gloamiiig” since childhood it will be a surprise to learn that the composer. Lady Arthur Hill, is still alive and still playing her own composi- tions on the piano. She celebrated her ninetieth birthday recently in London. She still draws royalties on performing fees and the mechanical reproduction of “In the Gleaming." It has sold well over a million copies, has been broad- cast many times, and is still being sungdn con- certs in many parts of: the world. n- 4i

In New Jersey where they have milk control, dairy farmers, after Feb. 1, will receive $2.50 a hundrcdweight for Grade B milk with a but-

terfat content of 3.8 per cent. At pre- sent they receive $2.76 for milk with a butterfat content of oiilv 3.5 per cent. The

hundredweiglit farm price for cream will be de- creased from $1.80 to $1.55. The Milk Board’s action was protested by Mr. Harry H. Hollin- shed, general manager of the United Milk Pro- ducers of New Jersey. “It's a. strange time of the year, when cows are in the stable, snow is on the ground, and feed costs are necessarily high, for the board to cut the farm price," he said. a a u c The best laid schemes of politicians and parliamentarians gang whilsts agley. Rt. Hon. W. S. Morrison, British Illinister of Agricul- ture, keeps a “Future Book.” In it was defin- itely inscribed, with month day and week day, the annual dinner at the Farmers Club, where he was to be the principal speaker; also but in- definitely inscribed, was his pending Milk Bill, which might come up at any time in the House of Commons. So he wrote two speeches, one for each occasion, and waited. He didn't de- liver either of them. A few hours before the dinner he heard that his bill was to come up that night for debate, whereupon lie cancelled his engagement with the farmers. \Vhen he reached the House, however, he learned that his bill had been killed-the government whip had announced an indefinite postponement. So Mr. Morrison found himself with a vacant evening and two undelivered speefhe: in his pocket. w ii

Germany! youth leader declares that Ger- man female beauty must become cven more beautifub-while Germany's manhood is to be kept to a high pitch of physical perfection. Herr Baldur von Schirach, presiding at Dresden at the first anniversary of the “Faith and Beauty" movement, now boasting a membership of 500,- 000 advocated abstinence from tobacco and al- cohol if German ideals of beauty are to bc real- ized. “We abolished the pot-bellied, beer-swil- ling students of former tiincs, and the old cigar- ette-smoking, so-callcd 'sniart society type of young woman must make way for the modern girl who, through physical training, will pre- serve her youthful elasticity until a iipe old age," he said. Yearning for beauty is peculiar to "Aryans," he said, though why lie did not cx- plain. 4i o n» n:

Wonder what the most famous words of Herr Hitler will be when they come to be uttered? Will they compare favourably with these?

"Call no man happy until lie is dead.” (Rcspice finem ) r-Solomon.

“Strike, but hear me l"—Themistoclcs.

"Veni, vidi, viciP-Caesar.

“The dic is castP-Caesar (at the Rubicon).

"L'Etat c'est moiP-Louis XIV.

Phillip Sidney (at Zutphen).

Ridlcy.

flingluid expects" every man w-Nelsm int Trafalgar)". . ‘

at Amiens, 19:8).

is now on the return journey, having found m

“All is lost save honorW-Francisl (at Pavia), “His necessity is greater than mine.”--Sir

"Wehave lit such a candle today as will never be put out."--Latimcr, at the stake, to Master

“And yet it moves."--Galileo (before the In-

quisition). » _ ,_ _ . "Roll u the map‘ of Eui-opeP-Pitt ‘(after Austerlitz . . g m

NOTES BY TIIUEIWAY

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urine Imus in dry-docking

fe hers to a gins-surface. -.Bu|lneu Week. New Y

In America o‘ boxer who de- manded and received five thous- and dollars before entering the ring was counted out in the first round, although nobody actually saw the blow. One theory is that his conscience snore film Punch, London.

Mr. Gladstone uscdto bout that he consumed more ten between the hours of midnight. snd 4 am. than any other man in the House of Commons. When he was not. in the House but; ln his o used to fill his bot-we er bottle with boiling ten in order that it. might. fulfil the two-fold purpose

warming his feet and quench ing his thirst. -Synopsis, Licndun.

The Jews of Germany and Italy now are using ingenious methods in removing their money from these countries before it. is con- fiscated. Recently one clever Ital- ian banker safely drove his for- tune over the border before the eyes of the frontier police, having turned it into solid gold (black- palnted) mudguards for his can- Frelling Foster in Colliers. New Yor .

A traveller passing through I mountainous district came across a lad cultivating a patch of miserable potatoes. He expressed pity for anyone who had to dlx s. living from such soil. "I don't. need no pity," said the boy. The traveller hastened to soothe his wounded pride. But in the offend- ed tone of one who ls misjudged, the boy added. “I ain't. as poor as you think. I'm only working here. I don't own this placelfl-Rural Progress, Chicago.

In Omaha recently education officials were compelled to turn off 50 per cent. of all lights in public schools because the high electric rates could not be met. by the city's dwindling finances. Shortly afterward, with unconsc- ious irony, the Nebraska Power Company ran a benefit. dance as part. of its high-pressure campaign to win public favor. The company- announced that. “the proceeds (of the dance) will buy eye-glasses for a lot. of little school kids whose mas and pas can't. afford to pay for them.“—-Natlon. New York.

There is one consoling IBM-BIO in these dreadful happenings that. I must not omit to mention. All the reports in evety British paper agree upon one point. A very large number of the German P501115 are deeply stirred and shocked and heartily disapprove of this fright- ful progrnm which has shattered the reputation of Germany all over the world. Hundreds, accord- lnk the Dally Telegraph, of German non-Jews have been ar- rested for openly expressing their disgust. Others have given such little help as they could give with- out. endangering their own‘ safety, to Jewish friends and neighbors. Even people who have all their lives been antl-Semites have sud- denly discovered the beastllness oi their creed and have given help to Jewish neighbors. -—Tline a Tide, London.

The first victim of aerial aggres- sim 1n Ipndcn, England, would pe the Black widow. Her guardian at the zoo has been instructed t: destroy her with severahdfvllfi 01 chloroform at the sllklwifib 51811 of danger. For if she ever escaped from her prison she would sow death as inevitably and as quick- ly as the bombs arivppine from the skies. I'm Black Widow is about to become the mother of n. hun- dred little spiders in n few days. This blessed event is a/wnited with tense anxiety, and the cocoon bearing the eggs has been care- fully lsolated. These little creat- ures, tiny as uiev are. possess their poison fangs from the day of their birth. The slightest accident, a crack in the glass case. 10 stance-might lead to scourge, for these insects repro- duce at a tremendous eneed- — Match, Paris.

In Tlcntsin not long ago. H. Masukl left. his post in the Jan- panese Foreign Office. He felt strange stirring; in his breast. He swallowed several slugs of distilled bambo, and sucked up a. quart, c! Fujlyama. XXX. Then he threw away his spectacles and equipped himself with a large pistol. He walked to the waterfront. stole a skiff and paddled out to B. Chinese . "ln the name of the aapanese Eanpire, m shrllled. "I dlemand that. you siurrenderl" He brandishecl his gut and showed his teeth. The crew, awed. allowed H. Massskl to run up his country's flag. 'f‘hev figured they'd be taken anyway, and what would it mat.- ter in a thousand years. --Judge. New York.

In one of the very exclusive clubs of Prague during the recent Czech crisis a. most. unusual ceremony took place. In the presence o! a of the most distinguish- ed mcm era of Ouch society, s numerous group of scientists. en- gineers, doctors and officers all of whom had served in the Czech Legion in France durln the last war, in turn approach a garb- age can and threw their deaora- tlons received from France into it. The Legion of Honor shared the some fate with lesser decorazilons. M. sliivlk. runner rector of the University of Prague, in oimpany with General Medek officially

that they renounced their Lions. --Le Mcnde Illustrs, Paris.

The New York Botanical Gard

linen — a Plclilc at. all: row hamburger

the ‘famous Venus 1'1? several other: seduce and mar

curious traffic tunnel from ch n; is n eid

i. a.» Imagery." ‘fr-mum serves i‘ ~w¢ m, fighting wlihr-ouy, backer» the Wall."

' m-Hlfg v "~ gmost striking utterance , ‘people into wiirllla-‘mtmt 1

flies beck ’

bed. he 1;

notified the President of Franco decon-

ens last week fell heir to snot-he; Cont

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Sin-I notice morning on the vemmenvs study pgn the problem of farm rdmbilttut-

Yenaia ma.‘ “ca: “m” o so inspiration on this ..I have no hesitu in acknowledglnx the benefits of comtruotlve suggestions been made in t elpgglsi eppreciatacnhuofbgeh: made .of the subject by Mr. H, K. S.

cunning.

So fur as the Metropolitan Insur- ance Company's scheme is m- ad, I mus express _my thanks tn Mr. Donald F. Archibald for first "wringing this matter to the attent-

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ber 50h last I received a long and urgent. etter from the executive of the Wat Prince Uberal Association six-axing the gravity of the whole problem.

I am. Slr, etc-

(We trul. The Guardian editor- ials of November 22nd and Novem- ber 26th stressing the gravity o the whole problem were of assist- ance to the West Prince Liberal As- sociation 1n compllinz. on December fitgi, long and urgent letter.-

‘UNEMPIDYMEN '1‘ INSURANCE

Sin-I was pleased to his letter in Tuesday's Forum. fihot "One of The Goats" consid- ered mv criticism of his position in regard to "Unemployment In- surance" worthy of note. and en- to show himself in a better light. Of course since we both hiding behind assumed . We are both shadow-box- lniz as it were. . Apparently my attempted exp:si- tlon of the small business man and property owner. made "One of the Goats" tlilnk that. I am contemptuous of that. class. I don't think it is exactly con- tempt I feel toward them. I merely see that class slowly but surelv belniz eliminated. in every country ln the world. rerzardless of its rullmz ideclcwles. because they are bewmlnrr economically unnecessary. Now 1n regard to his assurrin- tion that personal fear may have somethlniz to do with mv attitude. I may say, that swch a t-houizht never entered my mind. mv pres- ent orwnects are izood fcr as loruz as tibia system lasts. and anvwisiv I am of a nature too independent to think of such a thine. although in this age of interdependence such an attitude may not. be the

t.

I am willlnz to do my Dari; to hasten llie day when we shall have social justice. and as nearly perfect a system of economic equality as the best minds can devise. “One of tihe Goats" says that it is my decided csnvlctlon that it "moaninz unemployment. Insur- ance". should be paid for by the small property owner. and pro- letariat .lf he had" said "snriali business man" he would have been s. little nearer the truth. but I would like to sav that my decided conviction 1s that. all wealth ls produced by the proletariat, with s little assistance ftom the farm- er. and a minimum of assistance from the small riess man. the wealth produced by these last

see by

two chases becoming less e year and since all that is paid be paid frzm the wealth

produced. it is my considered opinion that the proletariat act- uallv rmvs for nearly evervthlne.

“One of the Goats" says ‘that he is in favor of Unemployment Iri- siirsncc on a practical ac a1 business foundation. and M3981‘- entiv thinks that foundation should be the proletarlavs wakes. I do nct consider

iv all business men bot-h bll and little paw onlv a subsistanc were. or as near to it as they can de- vise. nor can they pav more in the f competition, from those who pav "lust that amount."

Actually the wealth is ‘iarvelv in